Jennifer's basketball team played 18 games this season, and they won twice as many games as they lost. How many games did they lose?

Question

Responses

A. 6

B. 9
C. 12

D. 15

E. 17

Answer 1

Let's say they lost x games in total.
Since they won twice as many games as they lost, they won 2x games.
The total number of games played is 18, so we have the equation x + 2x = 18.
Combining like terms, we get 3x = 18.
Dividing both sides by 3, we get x = 6.
Therefore, they lost 6 games.
The correct answer is A. 6.